Well the fixture change has gone down a treat...

Afternoon

Hello. Yes it’s me, I’m back again. Prenno, Greg and Joe are all still lying on their inflatables in a pool somewhere, sipping on strawberry daiquiris. So I’ll be taking you through till this evening.

15:22

Handover

Jade Pike will be your wonderful guide throughout the rest of the day.

All the best.

Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool laughs during a training session at the Liverpool UEFA Europa League Cup Final Media Day at Melwood Training Ground on May 13, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

15:16

Watch: Klopp on Sturridge/Milner

A new season, but the same old questions about Daniel Sturridge’s fitness.

15:12

United at 8pm?

Well said.

15:09

TV fixture changes

Liverpool will take on Manchester United at Anfield at 8pm on Monday, October 17.

Lively.

Also changed:

Swansea (A): Sunday, October 1 12.30pm

West Brom (H): Saturday, October 22 5.30pm

Crystal Palace (A): Saturday, October 29 5.30pm

Watford (H): Sunday, November 6, 2.15pm

14:55

'Liverpool miss out on Tello'

Tello, is it me you’re looking for?

Yes, I’ll keep doing that joke every time Cristian Tello crops up - and that’s pretty frequently to be fair.

Liverpool are linked with the Barcelona man every summer, despite not being interested in him since 2012.

Today, it’s the turn of the Spanish media, with Catalunya Radio claiming Fiorentina have ‘beaten’ Liverpool and Spurs to his loan signature.

I’m sure Klopp will be devastated. Once he’s told he was interested in him, that is.

ROME, ITALY - MAY 15: Cristian Tello of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on May 15, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

14:36

'Benteke... Balotelli... Ings?'

There has been a fair bit of debate on Twitter about this.

Jurgen Klopp was discussing his six strikers at today’s press conference after being asked about Christian Benteke.

He then mentioned Benteke... and Mario Balotelli... and Danny Ings?

A few have taken this as a hint the former Burnley man is out of favour, but I wouldn’t read too much into it.

Judge for yourselves.

14:26

This should get you in the mood

Okay, you might want to skip the first bit where Liverpool lose two cup finals.

But it gets pretty stirring after that.

That should get your blood pumping.

14:14

Watch Klopp have his say on Liverpool's chances

He’s been discussing his thoughts at Melwood this afternoon.

Kloppo looks confident.

14:08

The Ings question

I can’t see it myself. It’s just a matter of fitness, surely?

Ings looks every inch a Klopp player once he hits his stride.

13:56KEY EVENT

Recap: What Klopp said

That’s it from Jurgen. Some interesting things from the Liverpool boss.

Isn’t focused on rival managers, says the players are what matter most.

Admits six strikers is too many and urges those on the periphery to stay motivated... and curiously mentioned Ings by name.

Klopp on injuries

With Milly, it’s not too serious. When we saw him on crutches... Milly on crutches is something you cannot bring together. In Germany, we say, he can usually walk with one leg under his arm. It’s a bruise in the heel, if he says it’s a little bit too painful, then for sure (it’s an injury).

We could test it each day, I’m not sure when we should test it. We have to wait a little but it’s possible he can be involved at the weekend.

Sturridge could be involved in team training but missed a few sessions so we have to make a decision, if we use the next three, four, five days. For some players, the pre-season will be longer as they have not been back as long. It makes sense to extend the pre-season for these players.

He could train today 100%, after this I will make a decision what kind it will be.

13:47

The importance of consistency

The style of play, the shape, the injury situation... a lot of things make consistency. The thing with Leicester was that they could play nearly the whole season with the same team, that’s good. They had different ways to be successful.

To moan about a situation is not good. All of it is difficult, your own shape is only one thing to think about. In pre-season we try to be more independent of the opposite team’s style of play.

13:45

Klopp on Arsenal's defensive problems

Arsenal have a lot of wonderful players for their offensive play. It’s only one game.

We only think about our play and our game. What we saw in the games from pre-season, how they defend and attack, there was a lot of long balls at Anfield, it caused us a lot of problems.

That’s what we think about, not the type of problems we want.

13:41

Klopp on fitness challenge

We have made seven transfers, sold a few players, loaned a few players... we still have our base from last year and hope we can build on that.

You have to take a step back and be ready to build. It’s about working on that level. Football isn’t like riding a bike, you don’t learn once and never forget it. We can and we will improve. In this moment, we are in a much better position than July 2, when we started training.

13:39

Klopp on striker surplus

Dropping Ings’ name into this is interesting...

Benteke, Balotelli, Ings, all the other strikers... they are really good strikers.

But at the end, having six strikers is a little too much, but is still possible.

If we make presents because we have ‘too many strikers’, that’s the biggest mistake.

Until August 31, I could change my mind. I’m not that type of guy but I could. We will see what happens.

13:37

Klopp on striking options

It’s about timing. If you are involved in perfect game then it’s a good position to be in for the next game.

I don’t make decisions three or four weeks in advance. Why should I? The quality I have there, we have to use.

The players who won’t start must still be confident and feel they are an important part. They cannot feel we don’t care about them.

It’s unlikely we will start with four or five strikers in one game, but if other players are injured, maybe we think about this.